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Carotenoids in Nature

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Chapter title
Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Daucus carota.
Chapter number 7
Book title
Carotenoids in Nature
Published in
Sub cellular biochemistry, August 2016
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-39126-7_7
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Book ISBNs
978-3-31-939124-3, 978-3-31-939126-7, 978-3-31-939124-3, 978-3-31-939126-7
Authors

Kevin Simpson, Ariel Cerda, Claudia Stange, Simpson, Kevin, Cerda, Ariel, Stange, Claudia

Editors

Claudia Stange

Abstract

Carrot (Daucus carota) is one of the most important vegetable cultivated worldwide and the main source of dietary provitamin A. Contrary to other plants, almost all carrot varieties accumulate massive amounts of carotenoids in the root, resulting in a wide variety of colors, including those with purple, yellow, white, red and orange roots. During the first weeks of development the root, grown in darkness, is thin and pale and devoid of carotenoids. At the second month, the thickening of the root and the accumulation of carotenoids begins, and it reaches its highest level at 3 months of development. This normal root thickening and carotenoid accumulation can be completely altered when roots are grown in light, in which chromoplasts differentiation is redirected to chloroplasts development in accordance with an altered carotenoid profile. Here we discuss the current evidence on the biosynthesis of carotenoid in carrot roots in response to environmental cues that has contributed to our understanding of the mechanism that regulates the accumulation of carotenoids, as well as the carotenogenic gene expression and root development in D. carota.

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Country Count As %
Lithuania 1 4%
Unknown 24 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 4 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 16%
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Student > Postgraduate 3 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 8 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 16%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 8%
Chemical Engineering 1 4%
Other 2 8%
Unknown 8 32%
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